Guest:
Glenn Fleishman is the editor of Wi-Fi Networking News and a freelance reporter who contributes regularly to The New York Times, The Seattle Times, Macworld and PC World magazines, and Mobile Pipeline.
Host:
Dan Farber is vice president of editorial at CNET Networks and editor-in-chief of ZDNet. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology.
Going Wireless with Windows XP
What we'll cover:
- Conflicts with Windows software
- Configuration tips and tricks
- Profile management
- Security: while roaming and on a network
- Beating the wireless blues
- The term zero configuration implies an easy setup, but with Windows XP's Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service, that frequently isn't the case. The problem: from time to time, when you insert your card (or power up), XP won't let you connect to a network. In some setups, this glitch arises every other time you reboot; in others, it's only every fifth or sixth time. Some people never see the problem at all, but whenever it happens, it's a major nuisance. Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News shows how to work around Windows XP's Wi-Fi Quirks. (May 2004)
- Boingo client gains security
- High-speed wireless Internet provider Boingo offers Wi-Fi connection software with new security, reliability, and ease-of-use features along with Windows XP Service Pack 2 compatibility. The new software adds support for 802.1x authentication and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standards to allow users to integrate the software with corporate authentication schemes. It can now import profiles from Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration, Cisco Aironet Client Utility, and the Agere-based Wi-Fi utility. (September 10, 2004)
